Berlin ¨C Germany¡¯s Social Democrats narrowly won Sunday¡¯s national election, projected results showed, and claimed a ¡°clear mandate¡± to lead a government for the first time since 2005 and to end 16 years of conservative-led rule under Angela Merkel.
Germany¡¯s center-left Social Democrats (SDP) finished with 25.7% of the vote, beating Chancellor Angela Merkel¡¯s CDU/CSU conservative bloc, who came in at 24.1%, official figures on the website of the country¡¯s election commission showed Monday.
The preliminary results are based on ballots counted in all constituencies. The result is the worst yet for Merkel¡¯s CDU-CSU bloc. The Green party placed third at 14.8%, followed by the liberal FDP at 11.5%. The far-right Alternative for Germany garnered 10.3%.
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